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FZNT27 KNHC 081530
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES DEVELOP ALONG TEXAS COAST SUN MORNING AND
MOVE TO SE LOUISIANA EARLY MON WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO BAY
OF CAMPECHE. LOW PRES AND FRONT MOVE E OF AREA EARLY TUE WITH
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER GULF LATE TUE AND WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOME SE TO S 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT
TONIGHT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE TUE
AND WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 25
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N OF 21N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOME SW 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SUN
NIGHT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15 KT
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF
23N TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N OF 23N TUE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 20 KT
LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SW AHEAD
OF FRONT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 9
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NE
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILD TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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